Courcelles-le-Comte
| Courcelles-le-Comte | ||
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  Courcelles-le-Comte | ||
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Courcelles-le-Comte | ||
| Coordinates: 50°09′48″N 2°46′32″E / 50.1633°N 2.7756°ECoordinates: 50°09′48″N 2°46′32″E / 50.1633°N 2.7756°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Croisilles | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Sud Arrageois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Noël Ménage | |
| Area1 | 7.94 km2 (3.07 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 421 | |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62248 / 62121 | |
| Elevation |
99–137 m (325–449 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Courcelles-le-Comte is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Courcelles-le-Comte is located 11 miles (17 km) south of Arras at the junction of the D12 and D32 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 497 | 501 | 419 | 412 | 409 | 421 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Sulpice, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the ravages of World War I.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
- Remains of an old castle.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Courcelles-le-Comte. |
- An unofficial website of the commune
- The CWGC cemetery
- Courcelles-le-Comte on the Quid website (French)
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